North Druid Hills Campus

A Transformative Approach

In February 2017, we announced that we are breaking new ground at our new North Druid Hills Campus by asking
our patients
What if?

Since then, we have spent countless hours meeting with doctors, nurses, patients, parents, community
leaders, staff and neighbors gathering insightful input. Our vision is to transform a more than 70-acre
site into a campus that begins the healing process upon entry, allowing us to improve the lives of
future generations of children by bringing greater access to highly specialized pediatric care.

Campus Overview

1. Greenspace

The campus is intentionally designed to have more than 20 acres of greenspace to allow our patients and families to enjoy healing views when inside and experience the outdoors when able. This greenspace will also treat stormwater, accommodate hundreds of hardwood trees, and integrate with miles of paths and walkways for our patients, families, and employees. The buildings are located to take advantage of our most unique asset: open greenspace to allow children and their families to heal in the most natural environment possible.

2. Campus Entry Point

Healing will begin when patients arrive on our campus. A primary access point will be a new, tree-lined entry from North Druid Hills Road.

3. Center for Advanced Pediatrics

The 260,000-square-foot outpatient, non-emergency facility opened to the public in July 2018. The center is the only one of its kind in Georgia and brings multiple pediatric clinics, programs and specialists under one roof to serve patients with chronic illness and complex care needs.

4. Campus and Emergency Department Entry

Our goal is for our patients to be able to enter from a dedicated entrance from I-85 access road that will also offer direct access to our emergency department.

5. Hospital

The hospital at North Druid Hills is designed to do one thing: help children get better quickly. To do so, it will blend efficient planning, modern technology, compassionate care and the healing views to the outdoors.

6. The Support Center

Our first office building at the Support Center opened in November 2019, with the second building to open in 2020. When complete, the Support Center will be home to all of the Children’s administrative staff. Housing all of our staff in one place creates efficiencies and offers a best-in-class workplace for our employees.

Hospital Entry

Our new hospital will begin serving patients in 2025, and its design will provide healing views of nature, while also preserving greenspace throughout the campus. The new hospital will include two patient towers and could be up to 19 stories in height, which will allow us to optimize delivery of care, improve operational efficiencies and increase positive outcomes by reducing the amount of time doctors and staff spend walking to provide care for our patients.

Transformative for Our Patients

The new hospital will be located north of the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, the 260,000-square-foot outpatient facility that opened in July 2018 at the corner of I-85 and North Druid Hills road. We are designing the campus and hospital with an intense focus on creating the best care experience for our patients and their families, including on-site resources to make everyday life easier.

Nurture through Nature

The care for our patients and their families will begin when they arrive on our campus - not just when they come through our doors. The campus will have more than 20 acres of greenspace, four times the number of hardwood trees that are currently on-site, walking and biking trails and a connection to the Peachtree Creek Greenway for our patients, families and staff to access.

A Campus in a Forest

Once complete, the North Druid Hills campus will include a new hospital, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, two support buildings, a medical office building and associated parking decks. Our campus will include more than 20 acres of greenspace and walking and biking paths to allow our physicians, staff and patients to easily walk between the new hospital, support buildings and the Center for Advanced Pediatrics.

Our Transformative Approach

We will transform the lives of children by transforming the land into a pediatric healthcare destination. The phased development
of our North Druid Hills campus will improve quality of care, patient experience, and access to specialized
pediatric healthcare for Georgia’s children and families.

Patients & Families

Children are at the heart of everything we do. We know kids have better outcomes and get better faster in healing, holistic environments built just for them. We designed our North Druid Hills campus with an intense focus on creating the best care experience for our patients and their families.

Our Community

Our campus will be a catalyst for health and wellness for our patients, families, physicians, staff and our community. We want to be part of Atlanta's future not only by healing Georgia's kids, but also by creating a pediatric healthcare destination that inspires a healthy, connected community.

Environmental Wellness

We will innovate and take full advantage of the latest advances in technology and sustainability to build for our future. We are designing our campus to be healthy inside and out for our environment and our people – the Children’s community of physicians and staff that care for kids.

By The Numbers

Total Planned Transportation Investment:
$40M+

Children's will redefine the surrounding area with a healthy, walkable, pedestrian-first design and continue to be a catalyst
for change by investing more than $40 million in transportation and traffic improvements.

A New Approach to Campus Design

The design of our campus and careful placement of planned and future structures is designed to take advantage of the size
of our campus, Atlanta’s plentiful sunlight, and our location in the Georgia piedmont, where a mix of forest
and greenspaces are the natural state of the environment. Our hospital towers may be as tall as 19-stories
for one reason: to improve outcomes. These patient towers were designed to take advantage of research-proven
healing views that we know improve outcomes while leaving greenspaces available for our patient families
to access as much as possible.

30% Energy Cost Savings*

More Efficient Care

The floor sizes in our buildings were determined by maximizing efficiency for our physicians and nurses as they make rounds
and treat patients. We are also utilizing natural daylight in our design to reduce energy costs by
as much as 30%.*

*Ander, G. (2011, August). Daylighting. Whole Building Design Guide

Less Medication

Studies have shown that patients require up to 22% less analgesic medicine when they have access to sunlight.
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Reduced Stress and Pain

Research has shown that access to nature and views results in increased pain tolerance, reduced stress, lower blood pressure, and decreased pain. Research also shows that patients
experience a positive change within five minutes of viewing natural settings.*